Is Bio-Plastic a Good Idea?
There has been much talk about the use of corn and other bio-materials as a way to use fewer non-recyclable and non-compostable resources to meet the needs of industries such as shipping and food containers. However, there are several reasons why this might not be such a good idea.
Consider the true energy cost in [...]
What Happens When Good Gas Goes Bad
Have you ever wondered what happens when you keep gas too long? Anyone who has ever put a vehicle away for more than a few months without putting an octane stabilizing chemical in the tank: varnish. In short, you just killed your car without some very serious work.
So what happens to [...]
The Profitability of Recycled Products
If a city or company is going to make any money as a result of a recycling program, there are certain infrastructure concerns that will need to be met, first. For starters, if products are going to get from consumers to a central recycling center or even to a wider marketplace, the surface roads, [...]
Higher Recycling Rates and Co-mingling
In some areas, consumers are required to do all the sorting themselves, with recycling facilities merely checking their work on the other end. On the other extreme are programs where all the recycling is tossed together in a single bin to be sorted through with a combination of automated and human effort. Cities [...]
Plastic Resin Identification Codes Provide Valuable Information
No doubt you’ve seen them on the bottom or top of plastic containers – the little numbers contained in a triangular, three-arrowed recycling symbol. These “plastic numbers” are a simple code that tells you what sort of plastic you’re dealing with, just in case you don’t have a degree in organic chemistry. They [...]
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